Tennis Twins Have Done It! Rosewall Retains Cup for Australia; Tense Four Set Match Seixas Shows Courage in Epic Battle
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1
Melbourne, Dec. 31: Nineteen year old Ken Rosewall became a national hero this afternoon when he defeated America's Vic Seixas in an epic four set battle to retain the Davis Cup for Australia. The win…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Boy for Cricket School
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2
Dennis Parsons, 16-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. W. Parsons, of the Zinc Corporation, has been accepted by the New South Wales Cricket Association to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Table Tennis Bill Hodge In World's Title
Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 4
Sydney, Jan. 3. — Three Sydney players will represent Australia at the world table tennis championships…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.a. Tennis
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 12
Adelaide: Miss H. Angwin (S.A.), defeated Miss F. Muller (Queensland) 4-6, 6-3. 6-2 in the women's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stop Press S.a. Tennis
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 12
Australia's Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall combined to outplay the American pair VicSeixas and Tony Trabert in straight sets in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Success Of Holiday Racing In South Australia
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 4
The holiday racing period was brought to a successful conclusion with a meeting at Murray Bridge last Saturday in the presence of a record crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Rose Went to the Races
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1
Adelaide: "Sure, I Was at the races on Saturday in Melbourne. Does it matter whether I was there or playing marbles? I couldn't get to Adelaide on Saturday in any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Races Entries for Jany 16 MEETING
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 11
Nominations for the Silver City Racing Club's meeting on January 16 closed at 5 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →B.H. Girl in Tennis
Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2
JILL STRACHAN, 14, of Broken Hill, playing in the South Australian tennis championships, made sure she looked neat for all lier matches at Memorial Drive [?] She took six frocks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strachan Family in Big Tennis
Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2
Two well-known Broken Hill junior tennis players (Noel and Jill Strachan) are competing in the S.A. championships in Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming School
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3
The annual summer swimming school sponsored by the N.S.W. Education Department will be held at the City Baths from January 13 to 25…
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Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3
The annual summer swimming school sponsored by the N.S.W. Education Department will be held at the City Baths from January 13 to 25…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Table Tennis
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 7
The annual general meeting of the Broken Hill Table Tennis Association will be held at the Y.M.C.A. on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Table Tennis
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 7
The annual general meeting of the Broken Hill Table Tennis Association will be held at the Y.M.C.A. on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cricket Next Week
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2
The District Cricket League's competition will be resumed next Saturday after the Christmas holiday recess. With only five points between the first three teams the coming matches should be keenly contested…
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Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2
The District Cricket League's competition will be resumed next Saturday after the Christmas holiday recess. With only five points between the first three teams the cpming matches should be keenly contested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.A. Country Cricket
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2
The S.A. Country Carnival Cricket Association's carnival is to be held, commencing Monday, March 8. "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.A. Country Cricket
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2
The S.A. Country Carnival Cricket Association's carnival is to be held, commencing Monday, March 8. "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Barrier Miner Saturday, January 9, 1954. Professional Tennis
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3
A GREAT deal of ballyhoo has been written about Australia's Davis Cup stars being made offers to turn professional. It is with profound satisfaction that we…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Barrier Miner Saturday, January 9, 1954. Professional Tennis
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3
A GREAT deal of ballyhoo has been written about Australia's Davis Cup stars being made offers to turn professional. It is with profound satisfaction that we…
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